Tim,

That looks like a hybrid, but I've been out of Aloes for some time, so you'd likely be closer to the truth with others' answers. It looks like it's got Aloe bakeri in the flowers and the leaves, and something else (at least in the leaves).

The bloom looks like the aloe might have some gasteria in it.Actually it looks like a classic gasteraloe blossom. The leaves, not so much, mabe a tad, I could be wrong. I am not up on all the gasteraloes. They are a hugely variable lot. Many do not look related at all. Gasteraloe 'whitewings' Is similar but not as thin. I could see them using a thin leafed grass aloe to get this blend.

Thanks guys - I appreciate the effort. Sounds like this may remain an unknown... It's a cute little plant and a keeper for sure.

Thanks again,
Tim

Tim,

If you went to Xeric World Forums, there are multiple Aloe masters there, but there are still a few here not heard from yet. FWIW, I don't see any Gasteria in it.

I have looked at it, do not recognize it, maybe its an Aloe hybrid, but also do not see any Gasteria in it. Geoff will hopefully tune in.

I had a hybrid aloe called Aloe 'firebird' which looked like that and had a similar flower (but I no longer have it). That plant looks a bit more etiolated than mine, though. I don't recognize it as a pure species. Several Aloes have flowers that look nearly identical to that and have no Gasteria in them (Aloes delphinensis and aristata to mention two). This plant does not appear to be related to either of those, though.

Looks to me like an Aloe bellatula hybrid. HTH

The plant does look a bit like it could be related, but the leaves are too wide, the teeth too far apart and large and the flowers are so differnt that my guess is it's not related to A belatulla.

I also think it is a hybrid, many of mine are in flower, I have a large collection of hybrid Aloe, and they are in flower, do not transplant them now, it loves warm weather, wait until the temperatures warm up. If I can find a flower that matches we will know the name, I also have the hybid that have been named in the above post. Astrobla or hybrid Aloe if it's 'Firebird' I may still have mine and know whose hybrid it is. Gary Lyon,s ex wife did the hybrid and she should be given credit for it. Did not proof this I must go to bed now. Norma

As Kelly Griffin would say leaf morphology means nothing it is the flowers that tells all. I also have Aloe 'Firebird' and below is a picture of the flowers more intense red, second pic is possibly Aloe millott flowers look close.

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Around our house it's 'As Gay would say, Flower is All'.

I see bellatula in its leaves, but the flower does tell almost all -- DNA analysis would tell all, if ever it took that.

I have one like that but I want to bring the flower in and check it again, I almost certain it's a hybrid and most of mine are in flower right now, usually they flower in January, this year December. I will check it out again tomorrow. I can't see well enough to check it out tonight. I wonder if our plants are telling us something. Norma

Try 'Kids Candy' the flowers are a match. Good luck, I am not an expert on Aloe, nor a botantist. The leaves have distinct markings as well, and rather unusual if you look closely. Ask Jeff he will recognize the name. He is the expert here, I am just learning.

Look closely at the leaves and see if you notice what I saw look for = going vertical up the center of the leaves, also it has tiny light coral teeth pretty close together see if you can find green lines going up the leaves front and back especially at the base. REmember I had a flower match which is the most important, if seed grown the batch from the same seed capsul (fruit) may show slight differences. Norma